Setting LOGON requirements for individual MCS, HMCS or SMCS consoles

With z/OS®, the LOGON keyword on the CONSOLE statement in CONSOLxx can override the console LOGON default on the DEFAULT statement.

To control how operators can log on to specific MCS, HMCS or SMCS consoles, specify the following keywords on the CONSOLE statement in CONSOLxx:
LOGON
Controls the logon for operators of MCS, HMCS and SMCS consoles
Options you can specify for LOGON are as follows:
AUTO
Specifies that the console is automatically logged on.
REQUIRED
Specifies that the console must be logged on before commands can be issued.
OPTIONAL
Specifies that the console does not need to be logged on.
DEFAULT
Specifies that the console is to use the LOGON value on the DEFAULT statement. If you specify DEFAULT and the DEFAULT statement does not contain a LOGON value, the system issues an error message and uses LOGON(OPTIONAL) for an MCS console and LOGON(REQUIRED) for SMCS.
Note: For an SMCS console, see Defining SMCS consoles.